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24 nations, incl. Australia, Britain, & The Netherlands will form a breakaway conference from the annual COP conference, without the petro-states, focused on permanently ending fossil fuel use. (futurology.today)
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The countries committed to permanently ending fossil fuel use now far outnumber those against. Their problem? Their chief organising conference, the 30-year-old COP conferences, comes with vetoes from the petro-states. This year, 1,600 fossil industry lobbyists attended, and they managed to get any mention of fossil fuels scrubbed from the final agreement.

This ridiculous state of affairs can't continue, and this is a classic move to break the deadlock. Sideline COP & the petrostates, by creating an alternative, they don't have power in.

The first ever International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, scheduled for April 2026.

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[-] vas@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Maybe, and? Do you believe it can change and/or has the right to change?

The conference's page does not try to pretend that it's all shiny and perfect right now. Quoting:

Hosting this summit in a major coal port, in the world’s fifth-largest coal producer, sends a powerful message: fossil-fuel-dependent nations want to end their dependence on oil, gas, and coal extraction, but doing so fairly requires unprecedented international cooperation so that no one is left behind.

[-] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

You're talking aspirational, I'm talking the economic and political realities of Australia.

So to answer your question, no, I don't think it can change, but not because they don't want to, as I don't know what's in their hearts, but because their economy is structured around resource extraction.

So fine, talk all the aspirational talk, but just know that you're putting a fox in the hen house, which I'm pretty sure is exactly why they removed the petro-states.

[-] vas@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago

I think I see the point you're trying to make. I'm not sure if my question is purely aspirational, though. When you say "political realities of Australia" for example, shouldn't the word "political" already imply that this is heavily influenced by people's thoughts and resolve? I think Australians should evaluate that, not me who is in Europe or you since you refer to Australia as "they".

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